Public Education
Watchdog claims California university department’s anti-Israel activism likely violated school policy, state laws(Daily Caller News Foundation) – University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) faculty may have violated school policies and state law after engaging in multiple anti-Israel events and protests over… Read More
Courts
Judge orders California school district to reinstate teachers who refused to lie parents under trans policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that two California teachers who were placed on administrative leave for refusing to hide students’ gender transitions from parents… Read More
Public Education
Portland superintendent resigns after approving massive teachers’ union contractPortland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero resigned in December after a month-long teacher strike that drew nationwide attention. “I am immensely proud of my team’s contribution to our… Read More
Public Education
Entire NYC high school goes temporarily virtual to make room for 2,000 illegal migrants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An entire New York high school will temporarily go virtual to make room for roughly 2,000 migrants, it announced Tuesday. More than… Read More
Public Education
Study: Minnesota schools fail students with ‘financial mismanagement,’ declining academicsPublic schools in Minnesota aren’t underfunded, but they encourage wasteful spending while their students fail basic academic tests, a recent study concludes. The study began through a collaboration… Read More
Public Education
School district pays $1.5M for SEL curricula from organizations supporting discredited DEIA Pennsylvania school has forked over more than a million dollars for social emotional learning (SEL) curricula from organizations supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Parents Defending… Read More
Public Education
Report: Kentucky education funding, performance trending in different directions(The Center Square) – A report released Thursday by an in-state think tank found funding for Kentucky’s public schools has dramatically increased since 1990 while student performance has waned. Read More
Public Education
Science of reading bridges partisan divide in educationIn an era of unprecedented partisanship, education reformers from both sides of the aisle are finding common ground in a surprising place: reading instruction. In her recent State… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: ESSER program made public education’s future more difficult as Biden financial cliff loomsA research center at Georgetown University (GU) is warning that thousands of public school districts face a “bloodletting” as one-time federal COVID-19 relief funds run out. “I know… Read More
Courts
‘Budgeting is an artform, not a science,’ claims NYC teachers’ union in suit against mayor, who wants a balanced budgetThe New York City teachers’ union is suing Mayor Eric Adams for budget cuts caused by the city’s immigration crisis. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) filed the… Read More
Public Education
‘Putting the cart before the horse’: Missouri school board approves misleading bond proposalA Missouri school board is moving forward with a multi-million dollar bond, despite not knowing how the taxpayer dollars will be spent. The St. Joseph Board of Education… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school districts are responding to new Parents’ Bill of RightsThe largest public school district in North Carolina has voted to create new policies to better align with the state’s newly passed Parents’ Bill of… Read More
Public Education
Florida legislators aim to crack down on chronic absenteeism in public schoolsFlorida lawmakers preparing to return to work Jan. 9 are set to address rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data from… Read More
Public Education
‘Social justice warriors who push their own perversion.’ West Virginia resident calls out school board members for silence on trans bathroom usageParents and residents of a West Virginia school district voiced their discontent with the district attorney’s opinion that the school must allow students to use bathroom according to gender… Read More
Public Education
Cellphone restrictions are helping students improve at this Washington school districtA Washington school district is seeing positive change after implementing a policy to limit social media access and restrict cellphone use in class. The Peninsula School District near… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma state superintendent’s proposal would keep drag queens and discriminatory diversity programs out of classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Oklahoma’s top education official will propose rules on Thursday that will eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, prevent drag queen performers from becoming… Read More
Public Education
Oregon parents try to oust superintendent over school violence in ‘restorative justice’ failParents outraged by a rising tide of violence in an Oregon school district are calling on the superintendent to resign. Over the past several months, the Tigard-Tualatin School… Read More
Culture
Biological man breaks women’s sprinting record, sparking controversyA biological male set a new women’s track and field record at a university in New York, drawing criticism from advocates for fairness in women’s sports. Sadie Schreiner,… Read More
Courts
Ohio school board faces lawsuit over allegedly illegal special meetings, including one to approve a $170M bondA mother of three is suing an Ohio school district, alleging the board violated the state’s Open Meetings Act multiple times, including in a meeting to approve a tax-increasing… Read More
Opinion
America’s public education system is failing boysAmerica’s public education system isn’t built for boys. Instead, it disproportionately diagnoses them with learning disabilities. In the 1970’s, just 3.7 million students were categorized as… Read More